What color is #0C091B?

#0C091B is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C091B?

The RGB value is 12, 9, 27: 12 red, 9 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C091B?

The complementary color is #181B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C091B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C091B color

#0C091B rgb(12, 9, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #0C091B is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 3.5% green and 10.6% blue (12, 9, 27).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#0C091B color codes

HEX	`#0C091B`
RGB	`rgb(12, 9, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 3.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 67%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.19, 4.58, -9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.19, 10.92, 294.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.447, 0.353, 1.081)`
Decimal	`788763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C091B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0C091B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C091B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0C091B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c091b; }
.text { color: #0c091b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c091b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 9 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c091b, #15091b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #0C091B?: #0C091B is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C091B?: The RGB value is 12, 9, 27: 12 red, 9 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C091B?: The complementary color is #181B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C091B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.